Substance among Other Categories by Joshua Hoffman (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Substance among Other Categories by Joshua Hoffman, Gary S. Rosenkrantz This book revives a neglected but important topic in philosophy: the nature of substance. The belief that there are individual substances, for example, material objects and persons, is at the core of our common-sense view of the world yet many metaphysicians deny the very coherence of the concept of substance. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book revives a neglected but important topic in philosophy: the nature of substance. The belief that there are individual substances, for example, material objects and persons, is at the core of our common-sense view of the world yet many metaphysicians deny the very coherence of the concept of substance. The authors develop a novel account of what an individual substance is in terms of independence from other beings. In the process many other important ontological categories are explored: property, event, space, time. The authors show why alternative theories of substance fail, and go on to defend the intelligibility (though not the existence) of interacting spiritual and material substances. Author Biography Joshua Hoffman is Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Gary S. Rosenkrantz is Professor of Philosophy and Head of Department at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. They are co-authors of" Substance Among Other Categories" (1994) and "Substance: Its Nature and Existence" (1997). Table of Contents Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Substance and other categories; 2. Historically prominent accounts of substance; 3. Collectionist theories of substance; 4. The independence criterion of substance; 5. Souls and bodies; Appendix 1: the concrete-abstract distinction; Appendix 2: Continuous space and time and their parts: a defense of an Aristotelian account; Index. Review "The approach here is analytic, the style very clear and readable". Choice "Substance Among Other Categories is a useful essay in contemporary metaphysics. It would make interesting reading for graduate students and philosophers interested in the question of what substance is." Charlotte Witt, The Philosophical Review Promotional This book revives a neglected but important topic in philosophy: the nature of substance. Review Quote "The approach here is analytic, the style very clear and readable". Choice Promotional "Headline" This book revives a neglected but important topic in philosophy: the nature of substance. Description for Bookstore This book revives a neglected but important topic in philosophy: the nature of substance. The belief that there are individual substances, for example, material objects and persons, is at the core of our common-sense view of the world yet many metaphysicians deny the very coherence of the concept of substance. Description for Library This book revives a neglected but important topic in philosophy: the nature of substance. The belief that there are individual substances, for example, material objects and persons, is at the core of our common-sense view of the world yet many metaphysicians deny the very coherence of the concept of substance. Details ISBN0521461014 Author Gary S. Rosenkrantz Short Title SUBSTANCE AMONG OTHER CATEGORI Pages 212 Publisher Cambridge University Press Series Cambridge Studies in Philosophy Language English ISBN-10 0521461014 ISBN-13 9780521461016 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 111.1 Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Affiliation University of North Carolina Illustrations 7 Line drawings, unspecified DOI 10.1604/9780521461016 UK Release Date 1994-11-25 AU Release Date 1994-11-25 NZ Release Date 1994-11-25 Year 1994 Publication Date 1994-11-25 Alternative 9780511527425 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:91371536;

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